What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[burnside]

 

[Will Power]

E-Z Open here as well, but this one is a Tidioute 25 Sheepfoot in Burnt Orange Bone.

 

[Stich2442]

And this one is coming to the park with my daughters snacks

Thanks again Kris,

Pete

 

[Woodrow F Call]

I'm liking your combo Pete.

 

[jon_slider]

Tell us more about this knife. Is that a lock on it?

Laguiole uses a Bee to tang lock the blade, lift to unlock. Note the handle shape similarity to a Spanish Navaja

a Navaja uses a tang lock also, plus a lever to lift the lock off the blade

GEC uses a lever to unlock the tang lock

Trivia bit, there is a Native American tribe called the Diné that lives in the Southwestern USA, an area conquered by the Spanish. The Spanish name for the tribe is Los Navajos, which means, the ones with knives. But the name Navajo is not originally Spanish. The Spanish called the Dine, Apaches. (Apache is French for ruffian, also translated as "enemy").

http://home.earthlink.net/~pfeiffer/N-Dine.html
"They are first mentioned in a 1626 report by a Spanish priest who talks about an Indian tribe, which the Pueblos called "Apaches of Navaju". The word "Navajo" comes from the language of the Tewa Indians and means "great planted fields". The Navajos called - and still call - themselves Diné or Dineh, which simply means "the people"."

My USA Barlow with African Ebony covers, on a Navajo style rug. The rug came from Santa Fe, NM (Holy Faith), the knife lives in Santa Cruz, CA (Holy Cross). Both California and New Mexico were Spanish Colonies:

 

[Samon]

Lovely pictures and interesting bit there jon!

 

[Stich2442]

Laguiole uses a Bee to tang lock the blade, lift to unlock. Note the handle shape similarity to a Spanish Navaja

a Navaja uses a tang lock also, plus a lever to lift the lock off the blade

GEC uses a lever to unlock the tang lock

Trivia bit, there is a Native American tribe called the Diné that lives in the Southwestern USA, an area conquered by the Spanish. The Spanish name for the tribe is Navajos, which means, the ones with knives.

and my today

Hey Jon, Laguioles, well traditional Laguioles don't have a lock there are some more modern ones that do have lever type locks, rather the bee/fly, blade has a deep notch and the front part of spring where the bee/fly sits is sort of hooks in, no lifting of bee, just a strong force to disengage the really strong spring, it is a slipjoint but one you would be very very hard pressed to accidentally close, it performs like a locking blade.

I tried to capture in pics for you, don't know if it translates.

You can kind of make out how the spring beneath the bee/fly hooks

Pete

 

[Humppa]

Have been at Nuremberg (Nürnberg) today ... darn long travel by car.

Puma Solingen Stockman with stag covers and Böker Congress with stag covers were with me today. Next to the other stuff.

 

[puukkoman]

The Laguiole's type of locking mechanism is known as "cran forcé" in French. Operates the same way as a slipjoint, as Pete pointed out, but takes a little more pressure to disengage.

Today, it's rainy and chilly, which makes me think that it's the beginning of the season where I like to carry a small sheath knife, which is much easier to use with cold hands or when wearing gloves. To celebrate, I'm carrying my Puma Bayernmesser. It's a lovely integral knife, the name of which means "Bavarian Knife," if I'm not mistaken. A present from my in-laws, this one is one of my favorite fixed blades.

 

[Stich2442]

The Laguiole's type of locking mechanism is known as "cran forcé" in French. Operates the same way as a slipjoint, as Pete pointed out, but takes a little more pressure to disengage.

Not for the weak definitely a two hand operation

Pete

 

[Gevonovich]

Thanks very much, Jon and Pete!!! Excellent info from both of you and greatly appreciated. Thank you too puukoman. This place and the people are the best

 

[Humppa]

Beautiful knife, Alex. Bayernmesser actually means Bavarian knife.
(Though I think the original bavarian pattern would be something like a Jagdnicker... but that´s just me)

 

[sitflyer]

Back to this one for today. Had to take it through two sharpening cycles to get rid of a nick in the edge from snapping closed. I'll be closing this one like I do my Lagiuoles from now on...

 

[NAB]

Today

 

[flatblackcapo]

The Higo again. Totally new flavor that has grabbed my attention and taken over my pocket.I don't think I have carried any knife for over a week in the last two years. I will have to see if this one breaks a record.

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[wouldestous]

yellow buck stockman.

 

[Old & In The Way]

This one again today. My first Schatt & Morgan and so far, I'm liking it a lot.

 

[Samon]

This one again today. My first Schatt & Morgan and so far, I'm liking it a lot.

Very handsome!

Can we see an open shot of the knife please? I'd like to gauge how much of a choil there is on that one.

 

[larson1122]

 

[Old & In The Way]

Very handsome!

Can we see an open shot of the knife please? I'd like to gauge how much of a choil there is on that one.

Sorry for the quality of these pictures, but they're the best I could do with my cell phone. I've included one with a Sodbuster Jr. so you can have some perspective.